JohnW.
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Martin Sheen???I always wondered who would play Grant in that movie.
Martin Sheen???I always wondered who would play Grant in that movie.
LOL ironically unlike Lee he is the right height to play GrantMartin Sheen???
Watched it tonight.... Well, my son watched it, I just watched the scene. I was wondering if might be Major Cromwell instead of Ellis?I believe that Ellis is the commander who is depicted. My reasoning is that the attacking Confederates are shown to go on to capture and turn an artillery gun. That would be one of Smiths's guns on Houck's Ridge. There was no artillery where the 20th Indiana was placed.
Watched it tonight.... Well, my son watched it, I just watched the scene. I was wondering if might be Major Cromwell instead of Ellis?
This is all probably pretty trivial....
I noticed the full beard which was why I thought it couldn't be Ellis. I've never seen a picture of Cromwell to be honest so I wouldn't know if he had one or not.
He has the right face for it. But I think he'd be too tall.Tom Selleck might make a good Grant.
Thanks ... Not really a full beard, you've convinced me
Thanks ... Not really a full beard, you've convinced me
Hang on...check this one out
He has the right face for it. But I think he'd be too tall.
I think he is better in some of the books not related to Killer Angels. I liked his Shiloh book, for example.I think Shaara the Younger is a lousy writer, I mean terrible.
I agree. I couldn't get through more than a few pages of one of the son's books (Gods and Generals). Just from a purely storytelling perspective, I found it very clumsy. Seemed like he didn't quite understand how to holistically integrate what he had researched into the narrative. The Killer Angels, meanwhile, had me hooked from the first paragraph. I've reread it a couple of times, and it's always a pleasure.I think Shaara the Younger is a lousy writer, I mean terrible.
... then he says "on the other hand, if they get artillery up there, you gotta take that hill!" it just always sounded awkward to me....
On the other hand clever shooting and editing can make crowds look larger: Zulu was shot on a somewhat modest budget and without a huge number of extras yet I never heard anyone complain the battle scenes looked sparse. ...